In the second game of a doubleheader, UMass Lowell snapped a five-game losing streak with a thrilling 2-1 walkoff win over America East leader Stony Brook (22-12) in nine innings. The series will be decided in a third game Saturday.

Stony Brook leads the conference with an 8-2 record and entered the nightcap having won 12 of 13.

UMass Lowell (11-15) was handed a tough loss in the first game, 9-3, and looked to bounce back with senior Mike Calzetta taking the mound.

Calzetta and Ryley MacEachern for Stony Brook both came out hot in this one, and the game, which was originally scheduled to only go seven, went into extra innings tied at 1-1.

On offense, the star of the game for UML was undoubtedly catcher Jacob O'Keefe, who won the game with a walkoff double.

"He works hard on his offense, he is a grinder, he is the hardest worker we have on this team and it couldn't happen to a better kid," UML head coach Ken Harring said.

With the score 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth, Jimmy Ricoy of Lowell came to bat and drew a walk. He then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by BJ Foley. With one out and Ricoy on second, O'Keefe came to the plate and hit his double.

After a disapointing first game, UML needed somebody to lead the way and Calzetta was the guy.

"We needed somebody to step up after we played probably our worst game of the year in game one today," Harring said.

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"I tip my cap to Mike, he's a real bulldog."

Stony Brook scored the first run in the second inning when first baseman Kevin Courtney singled to left and then stole second. He advanced to third by tagging up on a popup. Casey Baker came to the plate next and hit a sacrifice fly to score Courtney and give Stony Brook a 1-0 lead.

In the fourth, Lowell first baseman Matt Mottola was hit by a pitch and stole second. Matthew Sanchez laid down a sac bunt to advance Mottola to third, and Mottola tagged up to score on a BJ Foley fly ball, tying the score at 1.

Things got testy in the fifth when Calzetta hit Joshua Mason with a pitch, and game was stalled for a few minutes. Calzetta then battled out of a bases-loaded situation for the second time in the game.

In the sixth inning, Ian Strom came in to replace Calzetta, who had thrown 102 pitches. He gave up one run on six hits.

To start the eighth, Stony Brook sent out Cameron Stone in place of MacEachern, who gave up one run on four hits in his seven innings of work.

With a man on third and two outs in the ninth, UML replaced Strom with Nick Boutoures of Wilmington, who protected the slim lead.

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